TataTattoos Product Safety Information
CAUTION: DO NOT use TataTattoos prior to fully healed incisions.
How can you tell if a temporary tattoo is safe?
There are several things to look for when you are choosing a temporary tattoo. First, you should always make sure that the tattoos are non-toxic. A non-toxic temporary tattoo is far less likely to cause any kind of reaction on the skin.
The second thing you want to look out for is the ink used by the company. You need to make sure the dyes are FDA-certified colorants and they comply with CSPC/CPSIA and ASTM requirements. This means that the dyes used in the tattoos will not be harmful to the skin. This is an important attribute because there are colorants on the market that can damage your skin. Temporary tattoos are worn directly on the skin, and if the ingredients are not non-toxic they can make you sick.
The last thing to look for is that the tattoos are made by a reputable company.
How do I know the difference?
The most widely used temporary tattoo comes as a water transfer temporary tattoo (water transfer). The tattoo is an image printed on water-permeable paper. The paper is placed ink-side down and applying moisture transfers the image to the skin. The FDA requires that water transfer-type tattoos use only pigments that have been approved for use in cosmetics; this means they are non-toxic. They are easily removed by baby oil or rubbing alcohol (but not soap and water). Many water transfer-type tattoos that are manufactured in China or Taiwan do not meet these standards.
Do not buy water transfer-type temporary tattoos that give no indication of the ingredients used to manufacture them. You also want to steer clear of temporary tattoos that are digitally printed on temporary tattoo transfer paper. Digital inks are not safe to be worn on the skin and can cause irritation.
What makes our tattoos the best?
Our manufacturer has been the industry leader in temporary tattoos for 27 years and is the largest manufacturer of temporary tattoos in the world, printing up to 7 million temporary tattoos a day! All tattoos are manufactured in the U.S. and exceed US, Canadian and EU safety standards and have a worldwide reputation for quality.
All of the tattoos we manufacture are made in the United States with ingredients that have been approved by the FDA.
While the FDA does not specifically certify temporary tattoos, it does certify the safety of the ingredients used to make them. All of our ingredients exceed these safety standards, which is vital to our customers and a requirement to export to many of the countries to which they ship our products.
Testing and Compliance
We take pride in our products. Please note that our manufacturing company’s products are tested annually to ensure that they meet or exceed the following regulations and requirements.
USA
• 21 CFR (73, 74, 81, 82, 700 to 740): Cosmetic Label Review
• 16 CFR 1500: Mechanical and Physical Testing, Toxicological Risk Assessment (TRA)
• 16 CFR 1303: Lead in Surface Coating
• Cal Prop 65: Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium, phthalates (CPSIA)
• 21 CFR 700.13: Mercury in Cosmetics
• Soluble Heavy Metals: CPSIA 2008: Consumer Product Safety, Section 106 (ASTM F963
• 11-4.3.5.1(2))
• Soluble Heavy Metals: CPSIA 2008: Consumer Product Safety, Section 106 (ASTM F963
• 11-4.3.5.1(2))
• Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr in Packaging: Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (NERC)
• 16 CFR 1500.14(a, b) (8): LHAMA Review (ASTM D-4236)
• USP <51>, <61>, <62>: Microbial analysis
Europe
• 2009/48/EC: Toxicological Risk Assessment (TRA)
• 1223/2009/EC: Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) A & B
• 94/62/EC: Packaging and Packaging Waste
• EN 71-1:2011: Mechanical and Physical Testing
• EN 71-2: Flammability
• EN 71-3: Migration of Certain (Heavy) Metals
• EN 71-9 Series: Primary Aromatic Amines, Colorants, Solvent migrations, Preservatives
• EC 1907/2006 REACH, Annex XVII, Item 51 & 52 – Phthalates
• EC 1907/2006 REACH, Article 59(10): Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)
• USP <51>, <61>, <62>: Microbial analysis
Canada
• SOR/2011-17, SC 2010, c21: Toxicological Risk Assessment (TRA)
• C.R.C.c. 869: Cosmetic Labeling Review
• R.S.Q., c. C-11: Charter of the French Language
• SOR/2011-17: Mechanical and Physical Testing
• SOR/2005: Surface Coating Materials – Lead
• SOR/2010-298: Phthalates Regulation
• SOR/2010-298 (Heavy Metal Impurities): ASTM F963
• USP <51>, <61>, <62>: Microbial analysis
In addition to the extensive annual testing, our manufacturer conducts annual 3rd party audits to ensure and demonstrate their commitment to both cGMP & Social Compliance standards.
Safety testing documentation is available upon request.
